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Priorities: WSJ blogger tweaks AP’s

Thomas Mitchell

November 21, 2009 - 1:28 pm

James Taranto posted a blog item on the "Best of the Web" blog at The Wall Street Journal (scroll down to "Accountability Journalism") that provides a telling insight into the workings of some media minds.

He counted the number of reporters The Associated Press assigned to fact check Sarah Palin's book, "Going Rogue," and the number assigned to report on the two 2,000-page health care reform bills in the House and Senate.

Palin book: 11 — 39 pages each.

ObamaCare: 2 — 2,032 pages each.

One is about a person who once ran for vice president. The other about the future of American health care with implications about the very nature of the American republic.

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal J ...

Court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial

By Michael Sisak Associated Press

April 25, 2024 - 6:23 am

New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings.

Clark County Registrar Lorena Portillo shows the Review-Journal how an electronic poll pad work ...

What signatures do county officials check when verifying your mail ballot?

By Jessica Hill / RJ

April 25, 2024 - 6:00 am

A reader wondered about which signatures on file are used when verifying mail ballots. Here’s the answer.

Steel workers are seen in this AP file photo. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

About 1 in 4 US adults 50 and older who aren’t yet retired expect to never retire, study finds

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press

April 25, 2024 - 5:35 am

About one-quarter of U.S. adults age 50 and older who are not yet retired say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds.

A University of Southern California protester, right, confronts a University Public Safety offi ...

Police clash with students, make arrests at Texas university

By Jim Vertuno, Acacia Coronado and Nick Perry The Associated Press

April 24, 2024 - 6:48 pm

Police bulldozed into student protesters at a Texas university, arresting over a dozen people, while new student encampments sprouted at Harvard and other colleges.

Jay McCandless, left, and his wife Marijke McCandless, right, free climb a rock wall following ...

‘Free Solo’ climber Alex Honnold advocates for rock climbing bill

By Jessica Hill / RJ

April 24, 2024 - 5:44 pm

Alex Honnold joined Democratic Rep. Susie Lee in a panel discussion with outdoor recreation small businesses to talk about ways to support outdoor recreation.

A woman is arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas, Wednesday, April 2 ...

SAUNDERS: Note to Hamas fans in college: antisemitism is not a major

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

April 24, 2024 - 4:36 pm

In the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist massacre in Israel that left 1,200 dead, the far left has decided to protest the Jewish state, not Hamas.

FILE - People walk past an image of 4-year-old Abigail Edan, a hostage held by Hamas, projected ...

Biden meets 4-year-old Abigail Edan, an American who was held hostage by Hamas

By Aamer Madhani The Associated Press

April 24, 2024 - 4:09 pm

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the White House meeting with Abigail and her family was “a reminder of the work still to do” to win the release of dozens of people who were taken captive by Hamas terrorists in an Oct. 7 attack on Israel and are still believed to be in captivity in Gaza.

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks during a news conference in Baghdad, ...

UN calls for investigation of mass graves at Gaza hospitals

By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press

April 24, 2024 - 2:04 pm

A United Nations spokesperson said credible investigators should get access to the graves found at two hospitals in the Gaza Strip that were raided by Israeli troops.

Family and supporters of hostages held in the Gaza Strip hold up their hands, painted red to sy ...

Israel sends 2 brigades to Gaza as it prepares for Rafah offensive

The Associated Press

April 24, 2024 - 1:28 pm

Wednesday’s announcement came as Israel prepared for a ground invasion of Rafah, the southern Gaza city that Israel says is Hamas’ last major stronghold.

Tropicana’s implosion set for fall, making way for A’s ballpark

By Mick Akers / RJ

April 24, 2024 - 7:24 pm

Tropicana owner Bally’s Corp. filed for a commercial demolition permit with Clark County as preparations continue to build a ballpark for the Oakland Athletics.